tsiklonaut
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Thanks Robert!
Mainly I used my trusty Gossen Profisix SBC. All B&W (including infrared where I set the ISO 1, yes 1, sometimes even ISO 0.8).
Knowing the film is very important indeed, I've had many trial & error experiences with different films and I now mostly operate by mainly experience and with a little "gut-feeling" factor. It used to be vice-versa for me in the past.
For E6 slides I used Pentax 67ii internal TTL - it is very capable meter (unlike my older Pentax 67 with average meter only) - P67ii has intelligent, center-weighted and spot-meter available. I mostly use the intelligent since it's almost impossible to fool it, i.e. ice-berg shots show it, it doesn't over-expose them even on a slide while the background is very dark (average metering would overexpose the iceberg). Spot metering comes in handy too.
Some shots are with Fuji GA645i internal metering, but mostly shot Color Negatives & B&W with this camera and they aren't as exposure sensitive as slides or IR.
Cheers! Color infrared is otherworldly unreal indeed, in a very good way for me too. I bought them when they were normally priced but now I value them as pure gold, impossible or mighty expensive to find these days. I have few rolls left for those special occasions.
Kudos! Horizon 202 is nice, but be careful since all USSR/Russian equipment is like a lottery. You can get a lemon (brokes down or gives constant hassles) or get a decent one that works.
Mine broke down in Iceland trip too (and also broke down during Indonesian trip), but good thing about the Soviet design - you can repair it with a hammer, literally, with no irony factor involved - they are dead simple! I actually repaired it with being able to open it wife's nail grinder, one spring mechanism was loose and I re-tightened it, worked like a joy again.
But if you do get a lemon, sell it and buy another one IMHO, not worth the constant hassle.
Many thanks sir!
Margus
